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Where does “tailgut” come from?

tailgut (English) comes from English gut, from Middle English gut, from Old English gutt, from Proto-Germanic gut-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.

tailgut (English): A cord which loops through the tailpiece and...

Definitions

  1. A cord which loops through the tailpiece and...

Ancestry of “tailgut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgutThe alimentary canal, especially the intestine;...
2Middle EnglishgutAlternative form of gutte
3Old Englishguttgut, entrail
4Proto-Germanicgut-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour
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